Lord Lucan is missing. "Lord Lucan is Missing" - The Dodgems
Pepperdine Waves
44 – 73
FINAL Conference
Saint Mary's Gaels
West Coast Conference · Firestone Fieldhouse · January 20, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -11.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money PEPP +450 / SMC -800
Model Predictions
Spread Total PEPP win
Actual SMC +29 117 Lost
Massey SMC -10.4 (-18.6) — —
Massey Totals — 140.9 (-23.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 11% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -12.4 (-16.6) 138.4 (-21.4) 15% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -13.4 (-15.6) 139.4 (-22.4) 13% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -12.0 (-17.0) 139.2 (-22.2) 15% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -12.2 (-16.8) 140.3 (-23.3) 14% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 12, 2026 SMC 88 – 60 PEPP
Dec 31, 2025 SMC 72 – 45 PEPP
Mar 11, 2025 SMC 74 – 59 PEPP
Jan 19, 2025 SMC 74 – 50 PEPP
Jan 3, 2025 SMC 71 – 41 PEPP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PEPP SMC
Overall 9-22 27-8
Conference 2-14 14-2
Home 8-8 16-2
Away 0-12 6-2
Neutral 1-2 5-4
Last 5 0-5 5-0
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 70.3
Avg Pts Against 81.8 60.0
Massey 1.5 (#145) 15.7 (#8)
Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#233) 2.15 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#196) 2.93 (#24)
RPI 0.484 (#208) 0.610 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors PEPP SMC
FG% 46.0% 46.4%
3PT% 36.5% 36.9%
REB / G 36.1 36.8
OREB / G 9.1 10.8
AST / TO 0.98 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 53.2%
TOV% 18.4% 16.4%
ORB% 25.1% 33.2%
FT Rate 19.2% 19.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 44.5%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 19.8%
DRB% 69.8% 79.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 22.2%

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